salty
English Thesaurus
1. containing or filled with salt (adj.all)
| similar | : | brackish, briny, |
| definition | : | slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water) (adj.all) |
| similar | : | saliferous, |
| definition | : | containing or yielding salt (adj.all) |
| similar | : | saline, |
| definition | : | containing salt (adj.all) |
| similar | : | saltish, |
| definition | : | somewhat salty (adj.all) |
| also | : | tasty, |
| definition | : | pleasing to the sense of taste (adj.all) |
2. engagingly stimulating or provocative (adj.all)
| similar | : | stimulating, |
| definition | : | rousing or quickening activity or the senses (adj.all) |
3. one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of sea water (adj.all)
| similar | : | tasty, |
| definition | : | pleasing to the sense of taste (adj.all) |
4. containing or filled with salt (adj.all)
| antonym | : | fresh, sweet, |
| definition | : | not containing or composed of salt water (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | saltiness, |
| definition | : | the property of containing salt (as a compound or in solution) (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | common salt, salt, table salt, |
| definition | : | white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food (noun.food) |
| derivation | : | salt, |
| definition | : | a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal) (noun.substance) |
5. engagingly stimulating or provocative (adj.all)
| derivation | : | coarseness, saltiness, |
| definition | : | language or humor that is down-to-earth (noun.communication) |
6. one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of sea water (adj.all)
| derivation | : | salinity, salt, saltiness, |
| definition | : | the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth (noun.cognition) |
7. containing or filled with salt (adj.all)
| antonym | : | fresh, sweet, |
| definition | : | not containing or composed of salt water (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | saltiness, |
| definition | : | the property of containing salt (as a compound or in solution) (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | common salt, salt, table salt, |
| definition | : | white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food (noun.food) |
| derivation | : | salt, |
| definition | : | a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal) (noun.substance) |
8. engagingly stimulating or provocative (adj.all)
| derivation | : | coarseness, saltiness, |
| definition | : | language or humor that is down-to-earth (noun.communication) |
9. one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of sea water (adj.all)
| derivation | : | salinity, salt, saltiness, |
| definition | : | the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth (noun.cognition) |
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